STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Toni J. Elliott, 64, of Todt Hill, a retired Wall Street executive and Staten Island philanthropist who sat on numerous community and civic boards and was deeply involved in a variety of non-profit causes, died Thursday after a fall in her home.

Born in Brooklyn, Ms. Elliott moved to Staten Island in 1981. She lived on Rathbun Avenue on the South Shore before relocating to Todt Hill a dozen years ago.

Ms. Elliott’s career on Wall Street spanned four decades.

From 1974 to 2008, she worked for Citi Smith Barney, most recently as executive vice president and New York City regional director in the private client division from 2001 to 2008.

From 1997 to 2001, she was an executive vice president and regional director for Westchester and upstate New York. 

OTHER POSITIONS 

Prior to that, she was executive vice president, director of marketing and advertising, from 1993 to 1997. And from 1974-1993, she served as managing director in the capital markets division.

In 2008, she became managing director of North American and Latin American branches of Citi Global Markets. She retired in 2011.

But it was her tireless involvement in a host of Staten Island causes that made her a beloved figure in the borough.

Ms. Elliott was a trustee of Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Gardens and the 2003 recipient of the their Cultural Medal of Achievement.

She was a member of the DaVinci Society at Wagner College and their 2004 recipient of the Community Service Award.

She also was a trustee of the North Shore-LIJ Hospital System/Staten Island University Hospital Executive Committee, and the 2006 SIUH award recipient for Community Service. In addition, she was a 2011 recipient of the SIUH United Hospital Fund Distinguished Trustee Award.

In addition, Ms. Elliott was a trustee of the Italian-American Museum; a 2006 recipient of LaBellissima America Award to further Italian culture; a distinguished member of the National Organization of Italian American Women and a 2007 recipient of their Wise Woman Award. More recently, she became a trustee of Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation, Grymes Hill. 

NUMEROUS AWARDS 

Ms. Elliott was a 2007 award recipient of the Women’s Business Forum of Staten Island, and 2011 award recipient of the Staten Island Local Community Leader Award.

She also was a board member of the Iron Hills Civic Association.

Last year, Ms. Elliott began a new venture on Staten Island — Toni’s Closet — a boutique on Manor Road in Castleton Corners, where she offered for sale a special collection of designer evening gowns, dresses, suits, shoes and accessories that she had amassed from her years in the business world. A portion of every sale went to benefit SIUH, where she served on the board.

SIUH president and CEO Tony Ferreri said Ms. Elliott “brought a great deal of business acumen as a board member. She was the ultimate professional and very devoted to the community. She was also very generous to the hospital and will be sorely missed. She was a member of a number of committees, and had just volunteered to sit on another.”

Said Iron Hills Civic Association president Dr. Mohammad Khalid: “We are all very saddened. Toni was a very caring and giving person. She was always involved in making Staten Island a better place. Members of this organization will dearly miss her.” 

SUPPORTER OF THE ARTS 

Snug Harbor CEO Lynn Kelly said members there were “devastated” to learn of her passing, adding: “Toni was a stalwart supporter of the arts, devoted to Snug Harbor and well-respected by both the staff and her colleagues on the board. We will miss her style, grace and heartwarming style.”

“It is numbing,” said Gina Biancardi, founder of Casa Belvedere and a neighbor and close friend of Ms. Elliott. “She believed deeply in our cause and believed in Staten Island.”

Friend and former assistant Bella Patel added: “Toni was a mentor to many. She touched so many people. I always called her a ‘rock star,’ and she would just smile. She used her knowledge and resources to help anyone she could. I will miss her dearly.”

Ms. Elliott graduated from Brooklyn College after majoring in English and foreign language studies, specializing in Italian and Spanish.

In her leisure hours, she enjoyed reading and decorating and was regarded as a great cook.

Ms. Elliott also was devoted to her golden retriever, Maggie.

She is survived her mother, Norma Johnson. 

The funeral is from Scarpaci Funeral Home, with a mass Tuesday at 9:45 a.m. in St. Finbar R.C. Church, both Brooklyn. Burial will be in Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp. 